The Shemwell Family

Rebecca Elinore ReedAge: 50 years18541905

Name
Rebecca Elinore Reed
Given names
Rebecca Elinore
Surname
Reed
Birth November 11, 1854 33 29
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Ann Reed
March 6, 1856 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a brotherJames Andrew Reed
February 20, 1858 (Age 3 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Ann Reed
August 31, 1858 (Age 3 years)
Death of a brotherJames Andrew Reed
January 22, 1859 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a sisterNancy Jane Reed
January 22, 1860 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Preston Reed
January 26, 1862 (Age 7 years)
Death of a fatherHiram L Reed
September 18, 1863 (Age 8 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam M Bennett
January 25, 1865 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 12 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 12 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 14 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Death of a maternal grandfatherAllen B Parham
March 17, 1871 (Age 16 years)
Death of a half-brotherOwen Evans Bennett
February 25, 1872 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 23 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a half-brotherGeorge Washington Bennett
April 23, 1881 (Age 26 years)
Death of a sisterNancy Jane Reed
August 31, 1894 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Death July 19, 1905 (Age 50 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 21, 1853Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
11 months
herself
Rebecca Elinore Reed
Birth: November 11, 1854 33 29Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: July 19, 1905Jackson Township, Greene, Indiana, United States
16 months
younger sister
Elizabeth Ann Reed
Birth: March 6, 1856 34 31Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: August 31, 1858Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
2 years
younger brother
James Andrew Reed
Birth: February 20, 1858 36 33Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: January 22, 1859Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
23 months
younger sister
Nancy Jane Reed
Birth: January 22, 1860 38 35Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: August 31, 1894Monroe, Indiana, United States
2 years
younger brother
John Preston Reed
Birth: January 26, 1862 40 37Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: April 12, 1949Hobbieville, Greene, Indiana, United States
Mother’s family with William Harlan Bennett - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: January 30, 1843Monroe, Indiana, United States
9 months
half-sister
1 year
half-brother
George Washington Bennett
Birth: November 6, 1844 23 19Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: April 23, 1881Lawrence, Indiana, United States
2 years
half-brother
Owen Evans Bennett
Birth: November 3, 1846 25 21Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: February 25, 1872Liberty, Warren, Indiana, United States
3 years
half-brother
William M Bennett
Birth: August 28, 1849 28 24Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: January 25, 1865Perry Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States

Rebecca Elinore Reed has 22 first cousins recorded